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Cues, shafts, tips. Word from the people who make them, and test hits and trials from the people who use them, set out separately for Japan and abroad.
21 entries. For a curated way in, Billiards in Depth is the place to start.
High-quality tips and leather goods, made by leather professionals. For every billiards player.
FieldTips and chalk
The exclusive distributor for Japan of Zen Custom Cue, made-to-order cues grounded in Eastern philosophy.
FieldCues and shafts
The exclusive distributor for Japan of Zen Custom Cue, made-to-order cues grounded in Eastern philosophy.
The official channel of a Japanese cue maker, with product introductions and short videos explaining shots.
The maker of the Fujin and Raijin shafts. Two videos remain, including one in which Pro Keisuke Hanawa explains how to put snap into your cue action.
Cues and shafts introduced by Billiards BP, maker of the SAIGEN SHAFT carbon shaft.
Industry talk from EBR Products, on matters such as how a cue is finished, along with streams from Efren Reyes’s tour of Japan.
High-quality tips and leather goods, made by leather professionals. For every billiards player.
The tip maker’s official channel: guides to fitting a tip, its sponsored pros, and videos from the BIZEN CUP.
A maker of single-layer, one-piece leather tips. One video shows Pro Sogabe’s break, filmed from the front and from the side.
A channel from a company in Hiroshima, with videos on fitting tips and more. (details of content not yet confirmed)
A full-range online shop with more than 3,000 items, from cues and cases to balls and tables. Professional players are on staff.
BlogThe official channel of an equipment shop, introducing new cues, shafts and tips with test hits by JPBA professionals. (content from a retailer)
Product introductions from the billiards specialist ニューアート (New Art): cues, jump cues and carom cues.
Wholesale and retail of billiards equipment. Videos include how to use a tip-replacement tool and how a cue is made.
An enthusiast with a pool table at home reviews cues with star ratings. Some episodes cover practice methods.
A B-class player of fifteen years writes about comparing shafts, modifying equipment and safeties. Plenty of diagrams and photos.
Honest equipment reviews from a player in Aomori, narrated in the Tsugaru dialect, with matches against SA-class players and well-known amateurs.
Boards for questions to cue makers and for cue reviews. The largest body of equipment discussion outside Japan has built up here.
A channel of cue and equipment reviews. Some episodes lean heavily toward promotion. (operator details not yet confirmed)
A technical look at the pros and cons of LD and carbon shafts, set out alongside Billiards Digest’s experimental articles. (date of last update unknown)
Explanation of termsMostly test hits and reviews of cues. In one episode, they try out Efren Reyes’s cue. (operator details not yet confirmed)
A channel of shaft and cue reviews. The most recent video is about two years old.
The information here reflects each site and channel as we checked it on September 28, 2026. “Archive” marks those that have not been updated for more than a year but whose content we wanted to keep. Linked content is updated by its respective owners.
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